April 2016

Post Malone’s debut album is set to arrive later this year. One week after debuting his new single “Go Flex,” the “White Iverson” rapper returns with its official video directed by James DeFina and Chris Verona. The sizzling video finds Post playing with the guitar while smoking, showing off all his gold before a final scene with shooting flames and a spiked baseball bat.

“‘Go Flex’ is really just about stuntin, showing you got the sauce,” Post tells FADER, who premiered the video. “It’s just about going out with your friends, turning up, feeling super cool.”

Before the week ends, Styles P is back at it with his freestyle series. The D-Block general drops off two new freestyles, one over J Dilla’s “Gangsta Boogie” and the other over Rihanna’s “Same Ol’ Mistakes.” Check out both tracks below and click here for SP’s “Ghost High” and “Back To Ghost.”

Ahead of its release tomorrow, Chuck Inglish and Blended Babies have unloaded an early stream of their collaborative album, Ev Zepplin. Chuck, who’s obviously best known for crafting The Cool Kids’ progressive sound, lets Rich Gains and JP handle the production duties here — and given their track record of cooking up heat for the likes of Asher Roth, Anderson .Paak and Ab-Soul, that’s by no means a bad call. Instead, as the album title and artwork suggests, Chuck lets his hair wig down and indulges in his rockstar fantasy on the 10-track record. Guest spots come from Asher Roth, Boldy James, A$ton Matthews, Buddy, Nate Santos and more.

Stream Ev Zepplin in full below and look for the album to hit iTunes tomorrow (April 29).

Mike Posner has plenty of reasons to celebrate. The single “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” has catapulted Posner to a new level of stardom, with recent appearances on Ellen and The Tonight Show. The song continues to rise on the charts, as it now sits at No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts this week.

The follow-up single “Buried In Detroit” now gets the remix treatment, as long-time friend Big Sean and producer Lucas Löwe gives the acoustic track a new sound. Mike Posner’s new album At Night, Alone. arrives on May 6, pre-order on iTunes.

Beyoncé’s “Formation” tour kicked off at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday night (Apr. 27). Before Queen Bey’s thrilling show filled with theatrics, dancing, and a Prince tribute, DJ Khaled served as the party starter. The CEO/DJ/producer, who is enjoying the highest point of his career with newfound fame thanks to social media, turned his opening set into a star-studded show.

Lil’ Wayne, Rick Ross, Future, 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, and Trick Daddy all made guest appearances during DJ Khaled’s set. Jay Z was even spotted taking in all the action, posing for photos backstage after checking out the newest addition to his Roc Nation label.

Back in March, Boosie Badazz dropped a new album (Thug Talk) and a single featuring Rich Homie Quan (“Private Room”). The Louisiana rapper is back once again, showing no signs of slowing down with an introspective called “Family Rules.”

Tim Westwood’s endless supply of throwback freestyles may actually outlive me. Seriously, I think he’ll never ever run out of these things. This week, the U.K. staple brings back one with Eminem and D-12 from 2004.

Producer Streetrunner has been gifting Lil’ Wayne fans with mastered studio quality tracks that leaked years ago. After “Trouble,” “Let’s Talk It Over,” and “Amen,” Streetrunner gives an official version of Weezy’s “Do It Again” from pre-Tha Carter III era.

Freeway is back. The Philadelphia MC returns with his first solo LP in four years, Free Will. The follow-up to 2012’s Diamond in the Ruff and 2014’s Broken Ankles collaborative LP with Girl Talk can be streamed in its entirety, hours before it’s set to drop at midnight.

The 15-track LP features guest appearances by Young Buck, Raheem DeVaughn, and more. Head to iTunes to pre-order your copy and stream below.

In his latest role, Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Eric Snowden, the famed NSA whistleblower. Directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, the upcoming spy thriller follows Snowden’s journey from the military to the CIA as he discovers the hidden truth about the government’s mass surveillance programs. You’ll probably be happy to turn your phone off in the theater out of pure paranoia.